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Ashley and Roger Bedsole have an unbelievable story of redemption and overcoming addiction together - they both share the same sobriety birthday.  Two years after they were married, they were introduced to substances that would send them into an 8-year downward spiral of active addiction.  They hid their problem from their family and friends.  They eventually came clean and agreed to attend rehab- with one request.  They wanted to go to rehab together.    Roger is a firefighter and has been in the fire service for almost 30 years.  Ashley has been a stay-at-home mom for almost 12 years where she homeschools her 2 oldest boys while chasing around two toddlers every day.     Ashley started a blog in 2021, focused on addiction and recovery.  Her personal journey has given her unique insight on recovering with a partner and her mission is to help as many families as she can navigate early recovery.  She wants people to realize that recovery is NOT one size fits all.  What works for you, be it with a partner o

Courtney Anderson is one of the most caring and resilient individuals I have ever met.  Courtney is a graduate of Brigham Young University, proud wife & mother to her "miracle baby" Sofia, a retired competitive pianist, host of the Glow Boss Podcast, inspiring mentor, and Founder/CEO of Spa Trouve, a full-service med spa with 5 locations in Utah.    Courtney discovered her passion for the med spa industry when she started her med spa back in 2011, and with some help from some very special people, and a lot of hard work, grit, and passion, she's been able to expand her brand across the state.   Courtney believes that the things that you are passionate about are not random, but they are your calling. This belief has carried through many difficult experiences as a business owner and has kept her propelling forward.  Courtney also believes in the power of teamwork and finds the most joy in her work when she is growing, developing, and empowering others.   She is grateful to have had this opportunity to

Amberly Lago is unstoppable and will spark your heart and mind with her grit and grace!  Amblery is a Peak Performance Coach, TEDx Speaker, Podcaster, and leading expert in the field of resilience and transformation. She is the best-selling author of “True Grit and Grace” and the founder of “UNSTOPPABLE Life Mastermind.”   Through her book, coaching methods, and masterminds she has curated unique tools to teach others how to tap into their superpower of resilience and elevate their lives and businesses.    Amberly creates a resilient company culture, empowers employees to collaborate and connect, shows them how to see things with fresh eyes, and shares how you can bounce forward and work smarter not harder. She shows you how to create an advantage out of adversity and thrive, not just survive.     She builds grit, inspires hope, fuels passion & uncovers your superpower of resilience.   Amberly has most recently been featured on NBC’s The Today Show, The Doctors, Hallmark, and featured in magazines

Leslie Weirich is a suicide prevention advocate warrior!  On September 10th, 2016, Leslie and her husband awoke to the doorbell ringing and the news that their 20-year-old-son, Austin, had taken his life.  It was the moment that changed everything.     Because of the unique circumstances surrounding her story, it would eventually capture the attention of national news. The response they received made her realize that her story was meant to be told.  She states, “It has the power to save young lives and spare other parents the devastating loss we experienced.”     Telling her story about Austin to save others is what gets her up and going every single day.  It’s her passion and it has become her life’s work. Leslie left her career as a successful financial recruiter and now speaks to thousands of people across the country about suicide prevention –sharing her story and giving practical tools to build resilience.  In addition to traveling and speaking, she works as a Suicide Prevention Specialist for the co

Mark Richards, the owner of Wasatch Recovery, and Tina Holman our Experiential Director join us today for another episode of The Wasatch Way.  Tina has been with Wasatch since the day Wasatch was open and she is a powerful influence on every client who has come through our program.  Tina is also a licensed yoga instructor and helps our clients understand the power of joy and connection.   In this episode, Mark and Tina, discuss how taking our clients each week to do service for someone else is the cornerstone for their recovery.  Also, why yoga is the foundation for experiencing happiness and joy again in their lives.        If you or if someone you know is feeling alone, lost, and not connected this episode is a must-listen.    Click the link in my bio and enjoy.   … #connection #joy #awarenss #yoga #service #helpothers #addiction #boundaries #mentalhealth #reccovery #recovered #overcome #hope #wasatchrecovery #beliefcast #tsinspires  …. You can connect with Wasatch here: info@wasatchrecovery.com

Meet Scott Wilhelm, sinner turned saint. From panhandling on the side of a highway off-ramp, to detox, treatment and bible college in a matter of 6 months.   Scott, with a decade and a half in active addiction, tells us how he went from heavy heroin addiction to speaking in churches, schools, and jails; sharing his message of hope and strength.   He now has 6 years of continuous sobriety. He was born and raised one hour north of Toronto; where he has been blessed with two beautiful children and a loving supporting wife. He’s now the owner of a successful pool installation company.   Scotts hopes are that his story can help to show how addiction is a progressive disease. How choices he made in high school and his early 20’s snowballed into 15 years of pain, loss, and complete isolation from everyone he loved.   He’s now turned that pain into his story of recovery by building a solid foundation through faith in God, a 12-step recovery, and living a life of integrity.     … #overcome #addiction #recov

Smith Alley is going to blow your mind!  Smith is a senior at Bountiful High School but his wisdom, awareness, and insight cause all the greats to pause and listen.     Smith is 17 years old and was exposed to pornography at a young age and struggled with that for 5 years as well as the harmful effects that social media had on his mental health. After deciding to change the course of his life, he fell in love with helping other people.  Smith started a company called PROTECHT so he can help millions of kids all over the world.     If you have a son or daughter in high school who is struggling, this is the episode for them.  Smith is a light that this world needs at this time and we are blessed to hear his story.  Tune in and be blown away!     … #overcome #addiction #clean #pornographykiller #mindblown #vunerable #awareness #recovered #addictionrecovery #faith #mindset #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #strong #love #light #inspiration #beliefcast #tsinspires #toddinspires #protechtstrong #livelifebi

Ashley Garbe Smith is an amazing person who has turned tragedy into triumph.  Ashley graduated from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Before founding AGS Law, Ashley worked for a boutique litigation firm for several years as an associate, law clerk, and even a legal assistant before attending law school.   Ashley founded AGS Law because she wanted to focus on helping clients protect their businesses, assets, and families from being subject to lawsuits rather than fighting with other lawyers in court. Ashley saw new opportunities to provide modern, innovative legal services in the areas of business, dental law, and estate planning.   Ashley is also a professional musician who has toured nationally with several bands as a keyboardist and singer. She wrote and produced her own album in 2012 and continues to perform every once in a while, for fun.  ​ Ashley is also a speaker and frequent podcast and radio guest, speaking on various topics, including estate planning, entrepreneurshi

Jon Redd struggled with addiction throughout his teenage years and went into residential treatment at the age of 19 for alcohol and drug use.   After treatment, he earned a degree in Psychology from the U of U and attended the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Training program through the Graduate School of Social Work at the U of U.      Upon graduation, he got married, started a family, and went on to earn an MBA from BYU.  Within months of finishing his MBA program, Jon was diagnosed with advanced-stage thyroid cancer in early 2003.  As a result of complications from his first surgery, Jon had a severed branch of his spinal accessory nerve and was prescribed oxycontin.  This quickly progressed to include alcohol and other mind-altering substances.      Jon’s story involves a 14-year struggle with drugs and alcohol, losing his career, and nearly losing his family.  He tried using the knowledge from his education to fight this disease and felt too much shame to ask for help.  In desperation, he said a pra

Brooke Mangum is a powerful person who is dedicated to making a difference in this world!  Brooke is an entrepreneur and media personality. She received her degree in Mass Communications and Journalism and has been broadcasting for more than a decade.    Brooke was a radio personality for iHeartMedia for several years. During her tenure at iHeartMedia, the program she co-hosted and co-produced grew from a local morning show to syndication on rock stations across the US.    Brooke currently hosts Fresh Living, a lifestyle TV show for CBS affiliate KUTV in Salt Lake City. She has deep ties to the health and wellness community and has always had an interest in finding and supporting products that cultivate both physical and spiritual wellbeing.    Brooke formed Opta Brands after seeing the positive impact CBD products had on her life and the lives of her friends and family. What started as a direct-to-consumer CBD line has grown into a technology-driven brand activation company that focuses on the entire w

Mark Richards, the owner of Wasatch Recovery, and Wendy Smart McCarter, our Clinical Director, join us today for another episode of The Wasatch Way.  Wendy is one of the reasons why Wasatch Recovery is the BEST!    In this episode, Mark and Wendy, discuss the real definition of addiction. “Addiction is the perpetual avoidance of legitimate suffering.”  It is s one of the many powerful principles Wendy teaches our clients.     Mark and Wendy also discuss how setting boundaries is crucial for anyone’s success in recovery.  It’s eye-opening how setting boundaries is a form of self-love.   If you or if someone you know is feeling alone, lost, and not connected this episode is a must-listen.    ... #connection #addiction #boundaries #mentalhealth #reccovery #recovered #overcome #hope #wasatchrecovery #beliefcast #tsinspires   You can connect with Wasatch here: info@wasatchrecovery.com www.wasatchrecovery.com  801-898-7778

Debra Bonner lights up every room she walks into.  Debra is a Transformational Vocal Coach.  Her technique has been effective in eliminating vocal nodules and correcting nearly every vocal problem.  Debra has taught women who have been suffering from anxiety, depression, and low self-worth. After working with them for a short while, the symptoms diminished, and in some cases completely dissipated. These women were then able to take care of their families and some even started their own businesses.    Debra trained classically from the age of 13 until she graduated from the University of Michigan with a Masters in Vocal Performance. For decades, Debra trained with and was an associate of Seth Riggs and Richard Miller, two of the top vocal pedagogues of the 20th & 21st centuries.   Debra has found as a vocal coach, that most importantly, it's about finding your true and authentic voice, which she does through a series of cause-and-effect exercises.  She has taken the time to put her life’s work online a

Kelsey Autry is a light that is now shining bright!  You will not believe what Kelsey has overcome in her life.  Abandoned by her parents when she was a child, 13 years of addiction, 3 DUI’s, overdoses, criminal charges, jail, and the worst was the lie that ‘she would always be a junkie!’  Now, in January she is going to celebrate with her supportive husband and two beautiful children, 4 years of being clean and sober!   “I will always be a Junkie.” That’s the lie she told herself. She couldn’t see a future past waking up & feening for her next high. Doing whatever it took. She was lost & broken inside. Filled with darkness.   She now lives in the light and has a powerful story that will inspire you to have hope to overcome your own challenges.  Kelsey says to go after it! And for the ones looking down on you- (trust me, she had MANY), let them be the biggest motivators in your recovery!  It feels good to know they now see her thriving when they once called her trash!  Not anymore!  SHE HAS RECOVE

Travis Whittaker use to believe he was worthless but now lives a life of self-love and service.  Travis has worked in the treatment industry for over 8 years in a variety of positions with treatment facilities across the country.  Besides his new role, President of Business Development at Akasha Recovery, he is also a Nationally Certified Interventionist. Travis runs a popular Facebook page, Car Talk with Travis, where he and guests share inspirational messages through videos about addiction and Recovery. Travis is also a board member of 10,000 beds, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to addicts without the means to pay for treatment.   Travis has been clean and sober for over 12 years. He is the father to 3 amazing kids with his beautiful wife of 27 years who he loves spending time with.  You will be inspired by Travis’s strength and faith to overcome his battle with addiction.       … #overcome #addiction #mindset #mindsetmatters #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #strong #love #light

Christian is recovered from addiction and alcoholism. He and Kelle have been married for 40 years and have 4 children, Adam (Natalie), Chad (Haley), Sara (Holden) and Abbey (Cody). They are blessed with 8 grandchildren, soon to be 9.   Christian has shared his story before, but wanted to have his wife and children share their side of things. Sara represents the siblings as she shares her perspective of addiction from a child's view. She says she didn’t see her dad sober until she was 17 years old. Sara now works in the recovery community as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor and is pursuing her master’s degree as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Sara has a passion for recovery and change. She is a wonderful ambassador for recovery.   Kelle also has her perspective as a wife of an addict/alcoholic. She has been involved in Christian’s addiction from day one. Kelle has worked in hospital administration for 34 years.   Kelle and Sara tell how Christian’s addiction caused much pain and hurt in the marriag

Dr. Shannon Ritchey is a light that shines bright!  Dr. Shannon is a physical therapist, long-time fitness instructor, and biomechanics expert. She founded Evlo Fitness, a virtual fitness platform that seeks to create strong, fit bodies, with less joint wear and tear. Shannon is from Kansas and currently lives in the LA area.    Dr. Shannon has a podcast called Fit Body, Happy Joints where she discusses how to improve your fitness and wellness, all while limiting joint pain and other negative side effects of exercise, to truly optimize and preserve your body. Shannon uses neurology, physics, and anatomy principles to challenge common damaging mindsets and trends to encourage routines that move the needle for your fitness results and your health.   You are going to absolutely love Shannon’s story, her vulnerability, and the way she lives her life.     ... #amazing #powerful #fitness #health #mindset #selfcare #coaching #motivational #gamechanger  #inspiration #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #love #li

Rick Heyland is passionate about living his life with purpose.  Rick wrote his purpose statement as a 26-year-old and has been perfecting his goal accomplishment system for the last 40 years. Rick is a successful consulting executive who loves living and managing his life by purpose, goals, and effective stress management principles. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his MBA from the Ivey Business School in London, Ontario, Canada. Rick and his wife Cheryl have six children and 15 grandchildren.   Living by his Purpose statement and his goal achievement system, Rick has achieved success in all areas of his life.  Rick has run 14 marathons including qualifying and running in the 2003 Boston Marathon. Together with his family, he recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa.  He loves striving for peak performance in order to accomplish his work, financial, spiritual, relationship, mental and physical/health goals.   In his powerful book, "Live Your Purpose," Rick shares a fully integrat

Tiffany Peterson is a powerhouse!  Tiffany is a seasoned speaker, host of her own high-level podcast, and international coach guiding individuals, teams, and audiences in creating thriving lives and business results.   Before founding her own company, The Lighthouse Principles, Tiffany worked with and for many popular brands: Franklin Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the world-famous Rich Dad, Poor Dad series, and Jack Canfield, creator of The Chicken Soup for the Soul series.   Tiffany has been responsible for achieving sales budgets that range upwards of $40 million in annual revenue.  She loves sharing her sales secrets and strategies with others to help them create a sustainable income living their business dreams.   You will be inspired by Tiffany’s story and the beautiful way she lives her life.       ... #leadership #creator #connections #selfcare #coaching #gratitude #manifest #speaker #motivational #gamechanger  #inspiration #mindset #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #love #

Amy Chandler is one of the BEST people you will ever meet.  Amy is an entrepreneur at heart with varying interests in helping people become active agents in their stories.  Amy is the founder of a nonprofit, My Story Matters, and the CEO of My Hero Journey, a character education and empowerment curriculum company.  Her greatest passion is people! First and foremost, her family, with whom she loves engaging in life.  She loves meeting people all over the world and getting to know, learn from and share their stories.    It is Amy’s mission to help others find THEIR mission and learn how to bless the world with it. “Chasing and achieving our dreams can and should be done in every phase of life!”  You are never too young or too old to decide you will be the hero of YOUR story and you can use that story to bless all within your influence. Amy and her Rockstar husband have the privilege of raising 4 beautiful children.  When I look at Amy, I see amazing!  You will absolutely love her story! ... #mystory #beli

This is a must-listen!  Rob Eastman is a powerful Life Coach and Motivational Speaker.  With a special set of skills forged in the crucible of real-world personal experience with mental health and addiction, Rob can help you develop the mindset and strategies to dig yourself out of any situation or take your life to the next level.   Rob is a highly sought-after speaker and his message really resonates with everyone from youth to parents to high-profile corporate leaders.  Whether speaking to a small group of ten or a crowd of thousands, Rob's personal story of bullying, mental health, religion, suicide, and addiction is incredibly moving and powerful.   Rob's message of overcoming extreme adversity and the high price paid to learn life's lessons, motivates people to successfully change by discovering who they truly are, overcome fears, and making healthy life choices.  Tune in and enjoy his amazing story.     ... #overcome #addiction #addictionrecovery #sober #clean #recovery #recovered #fitness #insp